7 Surprising Phenomena When You Go Silver

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Embracing your gray hair seems like such a straightforward thing to do.

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Brush Stroke Ditching the dye and accepting your gray hair usually results in a lot of introspection and hand-wringing. “Have I made the right choice? Will I look older?”, etcetera. Learn more

For years, when I was asked to provide a photo of myself, I never could find one that didn’t have either a family member or a friend in the photo with me.

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Oh my gosh, if you saw the camera roll on my iPhone….it’s embarrassing, really! But let’s face it – watching the grays come in is FASCINATING!

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“I’m surprised at how excited I am to see it finally all going silver now that I made the commitment. “

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But in the past 8 months since I ditched the dye? Forget it! I’ve had men flirt with me online and in real life to an alarming degree.

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Other women will tell you that you are “brave” to go gray. Sometimes, you’ll hear this more than once in the same day!

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